CodyBaby said:
For me the OP seems to be a perfect fantazy story wrote here to get attention, yes its possible, but I don't think it is, I've read a few of theses stories (in the correct place for them, in the story section) in the past and its a copy and paste of a lot of them, for me this isn't in the correct category on this forum and should be placed in the stories section and tagged as "fantazy" or dream story. In real life, if someone would do this, they would seriously get problems with the CPS (Child Protection Services) or their equivalent in their Country, granted, it could happen, we've all read many kind of weird horror stories that truly happened to kids, but this one is over the top and is to me 100% fake and a fantazy. Don't judge me wrong, I love this kind of stories, they are the kind of stuff I like to read, but faking it was real for someone isn't ok.
I don't know, I really don't know. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. I have communicated with the OP before several times and I definitely think at least most of the things he is saying about himself likely is true. I DO believe he is 5 feet 1 inches and 95 pounds tall, I've seen more than 2 photos of him, he does look more like a 12 year old than anything, he really is 21 years old. I have met other adult Autistic guys who aren't terribly tall, and definitely girls who are (this Autistic girl who is 33 that I've known for 14 years is 5 feet 2 inches). I know normal adult males who are 5'6" or 5'3". Hell, my own dad is 5'6". The only thing I'm not absolutely 100% sure about is whether his mom really diapers him or not. That I'm not 100% sure. Most of the things he has said seems very sincere - at least, to me. I do have Autism, but then so do you, and Runnerboy claims to have ASD also. It's highly likely, I wouldn't say a majority of adult babies are Autistic, most are not, but from the looks of it, I would say maybe 10% of ABs have Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Certainly not a majority of ABs, but when the incidence of Autism is 1.5 to 2% at most among the general population, 10% would be an overrepresentation for sure. I've met parents of Autistic adults who say even their child is an AB, and they are okay with it. I met a Conservative Mormon mom that was even accepting of her young Autistic adult son being like that.
You never know what goes on in families. I'm of Asian American ancestry and you wouldn't believe how overprotective my parents are or how they baby me. Granted I don't wear diapers, but they do treat me like a child. My uncle even thinks my parents baby me. Although I have friends who are young children who are Caucasian and even their parents keep a close eye on me as in terms of being protective. I'm sure that's partly because I'm Autistic too. I used to talk to a children's shoe company VP (in the past) that makes T strap shoes and he said that he would be overprotective of me too because of my Autism, if he was my dad, and he was Caucasian. But you also have to remember that Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean families all do that to their children - even as adults. I know of many Asian adults who are American born who complain their parents get involved in their lives - even after they've moved out and are on their own and have children of their own. If you ever read the book "Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan or seen the movie, you will know exactly what I mean. You probably wouldn't believe that my parents run my life for me literally and that I still live with them in my mid 40s, or that I can't drive a car past 25 minutes because my attention span is only about that long, but it is true.
I know other families who do things people might consider odd and are doubtful. I have a friend in Pennsylvania that is around my age who is normal and has about a dozen kids literally. She's of Italian American ancestry. She's pretty calm, but her mom in her 80s is a typical type A Italian mom.
She has an 19 year old son with cerebral palsy she adopted who is about the same height as the OP and weighs about that much. He sits in a umbrella stroller on outings because he has a tendency to bolt and wander away. I suppose some people might consider being in a stroller at age 18 or 19 might be odd, but there are adult kids that end up legitimately in that situation. He might be Autistic too for all I know. Some Autistic kids end up in a stroller at a much older age (preteens, teens, perhaps even adults) because they have issues with bolting. I've heard all sorts of stories. So anything is possible. The OP, Runnerboy, seems to be quite consistent with what he says too, it seems. My point is, you never know what goes on behind closed doors. I've heard of and seen way more unbelievable and strange things that are actually true stories, believe me.
I've had people on Yahoo message boards say I'm not Autistic because I write well. Having Autism means you can write well without grammatical errors?
I have proof I have Autism from psychiatrists to past college instructors to teachers to friends to Social Security. There really are people on the Internet who are trolls and accuse you of not having a disability when you really do indeed. Anyone, even an idiot, can tell I have Autism if they hang around me 5 or 10 minutes in person. It's very obvious. I hate people who say one thing and another. Like if you are anti death penalty, you don't care about children, but if you were to say the opposite, that you were pro death penalty, the same person would tell you that you don't care about mentally ill people.... WTF. I mean, sometimes I think people are keyboard warriors and trolls and just have an ax to grind to attack someone no matter what they say. I know real actual 4 year olds who are way more mature than some people like that. Or if you are friends with a married couple and they are breaking up and each of them asks you in front of each other, who is right, then you know you're screwed because no matter who you side with, the other friend will be angry with you. And if you refuse to pick sides and remain neutral, BOTH will be angry with you. It's like "damned if you do, damned if you don't"
Enough of that type of drama, and people can become alienated and even act like a child to possibly regress to the point where they become an adult baby or something else similar.
But basically what I'm saying is, who knows? Maybe the OPs mom DOES diaper him. Anything is possible. And people even when they are forced to wear diapers, they might learn to love it. I know a guy who has CP and Autism and sits in a wheelchair. But at the same time, he loves straps, like on his wheelchair.
- longallsboy
. Thank you for giving me and everyone else a friggin earworm!!
